On Saturday 16 January 2010 11:49:17 am Anne Wilson wrote: > I'm not using that version of addressbook at the moment, so this is from > memory. When you open the Contact page from kontact or launch kaddressbook > from the command line there should be, at the bottom left, a place where > you can add an addressbook. You may have to do it from a +. or it may be > from a right-click menu. If you can see one addressbook already, try to > turn it off, then add a new one, pointing to > ~/.kde/share/apps/kabc/std.vcf. If this works you simply had 'lost the > connection' and it is now repaired. when I open kaddressbook in a shell (I never use Kontact) I get a completely empty addressbook & this in the shell: gracia[~]$ kaddressbook kaddressbook(2022): Attempt to use QAction "edit_undo" with KXMLGUIFactory! kaddressbook(2022): Attempt to use QAction "edit_undo" with KXMLGUIFactory! yes, 2 lines the same plus, if I click on any action (a + sign) I get an error small window with a big red button with a white X saying <there is no reserce available> I see all my addresses in the files -- Gracia in Cooleemee, NC- on Zenwalk 6.2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynameistaken/ http://www.youtube.com/bellalight Cogito, ergo sum ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.